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SpeakWrite

For Faculty

Questions related to purpose, audience, conventions, and trouble spots (PACT) can apply to any class. Those core questions are at the heart of the SpeakWrite™ initiative. Start here for resources to support curriculum, program, and faculty development — and then find many more resources for your students on the Writing Studio pages.

Program Certification

Learn more about the process of program certification and ongoing reviews and assessments.

Course Certification

Does at least 35% of the course grade assess your students' abilities to speak or write effectively? Learn more about the process for SpeakWrite™ Course Certification.

Assignment Design

Instructional resources to help you organize and design your assignments with the structure of PACT and the four key questions.

Writing Studio for Faculty

The partnership between faculty members and the Writing Studio is vital. Faculty are our best advocates!

Teaching Exchange

We invite faculty members from across the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences to share ideas for integrating speaking and writing into the curriculum.

Teaching Tips and Resources

Do you teach writing and speaking-intensive courses? Explore this page for helpful SpeakWrite resources.

Writing
Wisdom

You should write because you love the shape of stories and sentences and the creation of different words on a page.
—Annie Proulx

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